Fox News Digital spoke with Iowan political insiders about what the Republican candidates will need to do to win the state's crucial 2024 caucus.
"I think that's one of the beautiful things about our state is it doesn't necessarily always pick the winner," Speaker Grassley said."We have a good track record of supporting the high-level candidates that do well moving forward. But I think it starts to thin the crowd in the field."
One of those candidates who has surged into the top of the crowd is businessman and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. A Fox News Poll released on Wednesday showed him cracking double-digit support in a national poll, doubling his performance. Twenty-two percent have him as their second option, up from zero in March. Vivek Ramaswamy raps after his Fair Side Chat with Gov. Kim Reynolds, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Aug. 12, 2023.
"I think you're seeing Vivek putting a ton of time in the state. He's connecting with voters. If you've seen some of his interactions, whether it's at the state fair or whether it's some of the Iowa Republican functions that are taking place, he's putting in the work. And quite frankly, I think he's touching on those issues that I touched on earlier, the economy.
But despite the effort and the work that is going in, no candidate has yet been able to find a significant foothold against former President Donald Trump, who, according to the same national poll, has a 30% lead over second-ranked DeSantis. But Vander Plaats, who has seen enough primaries, isn’t convinced and that it will take as far as Thanksgiving to find a clear and undisputed favorite.
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